Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School | Teenager to be tried as adult for stabbing that killed student, sent another to hospital

RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — A 15-year-old boy accused of murder in a stabbing at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School will now be tried as an adult in Superior Court, according to court documents.

The boy was 14 years old at the time of the incident.

The school was placed on code red on the day of the stabbing, November 27 last year.

A 15-year-old student died from his injuries. The other student, a 16-year-old, was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries.

Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said there appeared to have been a fight before the stabbing.

Cellphone videos that circulated on social media documented the fight that broke out.

“There were a lot of people around him, they were very worried about him and it was very scary,” Daniela Fortin said of the student who later died.

“A very traumatic experience,” Fortin said. “There were videos of what happened…I don't know how to explain it, but it was so sad to see all the videos.”